Stock Performance

Stock Performance

Q2 2019 FINANCIAL UPDATE

QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE U.S. INVESTOR-OWNED ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY

About EEI EEI is the association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies. Our members provide electricity for 220 million Americans, and operate in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. As a whole, the electric power industry supports more than 7 million jobs in communities across the United States. In addition to our U.S. members, EEI has more than 60 international electric companies, with operations in more than 90 countries, as International Members, and hundreds of industry suppliers and related organizations as Associate Members. Organized in 1933, EEI provides public policy leadership, strategic business intelligence, and essential conferences and forums.

About EEI's Quarterly Financial Updates EEI's quarterly regulatory and financial updates present industry trend analyses and financial data covering 45 U.S. investor-owned electric utility companies. These 45 companies include 40 electric utility holding companies whose stocks are traded on major U.S. stock exchanges and five electric utilities who are subsidiaries of non-utility or foreign companies. Financial updates are published for the following topics:

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The 45 U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities

The companies listed below all serve a regulated distribution territory. Other utilities, such as transmission provider ITC Holdings, are not shown below because they do not serve a regulated distribution territory. However, their financial information is included in relevant EEI data sets, such as transmission-related construction spending.

ALLETE, Inc. (ALE) Alliant Energy Corporation (LNT) Ameren Corporation (AEE) American Electric Power Company, Inc. (AEP) AVANGRID, Inc. (AGR) Avista Corporation (AVA) Berkshire Hathaway Energy Black Hills Corporation (BKH) CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) Cleco Corporation CMS Energy Corporation (CMS) Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) Dominion Resources, Inc. (D) DPL, Inc. DTE Energy Company (DTE) Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) Edison International (EIX) El Paso Electric Company (EE) Entergy Corporation (ETR) Evergy, Inc. (EVRG) Eversource Energy (ES) Exelon Corporation (EXC) FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HE) IDACORP, Inc. (IDA)

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. MDU Resources Group, Inc. (MDU) MGE Energy, Inc. (MGEE) NextEra Energy, Inc. (NEE) NiSource Inc. (NI) NorthWestern Corporation (NWE) OGE Energy Corp. (OGE) Otter Tail Corporation (OTTR) PG&E Corporation (PCG) Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW) PNM Resources, Inc. (PNM) Portland General Electric Company (POR) PPL Corporation (PPL) Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. (PEG) Puget Energy, Inc. Sempra Energy (SRE) Southern Company (SO) Unitil Corporation (UTL) WEC Energy Group, Inc. (WEC) Xcel Energy, Inc. (XEL)

Note: Companies shown in italics are not listed on U.S. stock exchanges for one of the following reasons they are subsidiaries of an independent power producer; they are subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies; or they were acquired by other investment firms.

Companies Listed by Category

(Based on Business Segmentation Data as of 12/31/2018)

Please refer to the Quarterly Financial Updates webpage for previous years' lists.

G iven the diversity of utility holding company corporate strategies, no single company categorization approach will be useful for all EEI members and utility industry analysts. Nevertheless, we believe the following classification provides an informative framework for tracking financial trends and the capital markets' response to business strategies as companies depart from the traditional regulated utility model.

Regulated Mostly Regulated

80% or more of total assets are regulated Less than 80% of total assets are regulated

Categorization is based on year-end business segmentation data presented in SEC 10-K filings, supplemented by discussions with and information provided by parent company IR departments.

The EEI Finance and Accounting Division continues to evaluate our approach to company categorization and business segmentation. In addition, we can produce customized categorization and peer group analyses in response to member company requests. We welcome comments, suggestions and feedback from EEI member companies and the financial community.

Regulated (35 of 45) Alliant Energy Corporation Ameren Corporation American Electric Power Company, Inc. Avista Corporation Black Hills Corporation Cleco Corporation CMS Energy Corporation Consolidated Edison, Inc. Dominion Resources, Inc. DPL Inc. Duke Energy Corporation Edison International El Paso Electric Company Entergy Corporation Evergy, Inc. Eversource Energy FirstEnergy Corp. IDACORP, Inc.

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc. MGE Energy, Inc. NiSource Inc. NorthWestern Corporation OGE Energy Corp. Otter Tail Corporation PG&E Corporation Pinnacle West Capital Corporation PNM Resources, Inc. Portland General Electric Company PPL Corporation Puget Energy, Inc. Sempra Energy Southern Company Unitil Corporation WEC Energy Group, Inc. Xcel Energy Inc.

Mostly Regulated (10 of 45)

ALLETE, Inc. AVANGRID, Inc. Berkshire Hathaway Energy CenterPoint Energy, Inc. DTE Energy Company Exelon Corporation Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. MDU Resources Group, Inc. NextEra Energy, Inc. Public Service Enterprise Group

Incorporated

Note: Companies shown in italics are not listed on U.S. stock exchanges for one of the following reasons they are subsidiaries of an independent power producer; they are subsidiaries of foreign-owned companies; or they were acquired by other investment firms.

Q2 2019

Stock Performance

HIGHLIGHTS

The EEI Index nearly matched the broad market's strong gain in the first half of 2019, rising 15.7% on a surprising and steady decline in long-term interest rates in the U.S. and in many overseas regions. The multi-year stagnation in power demand reasserted itself in the first half of 2019 as electric output fell 4.4% year-to-year. Analysts cited weather and slowing economic growth while some companies also noted the impact of trade tariffs on industrial demand. The industry's fundamental outlook was little changed. Utilities continue to pursue investment programs focused on regulated operations and target earnings growth rates in the mid-single digits with similar dividend growth. Rising interest rates are widely seen as the biggest macro threat facing utility investors, yet that's been said for years and rates just seem to fall. Stable fuel costs and low interest rates have kept utility bills down even with big investment programs. Pushback on rate increases needed to fund rising capex may become an issue if the economy enters recession and consumer incomes fall.

COMMENTARY

The EEI Index nearly matched the stock market's strong gain in the first half of 2019, rising 15.7% compared to the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 15.4% return, the S&P 500's 18.5% return and the Nasdaq Composite's 20.7% gain. The broad market recovered from its sharp Q4 2018 decline after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it would halt its multi-year rate hike campaign; the overnight Federal Funds rate had risen from 0.0% in late 2015 to 2.5% in December 2018.

I. Index Comparison (% Return)

Index EEI Index

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 13.0 28.9 -3.9 17.4 11.7

Dow Jones Inds. 29.6 10.0 0.2 16.5 28.1

S&P 500

32.4 13.7

Nasdaq Comp.^ 38.3 13.4

1.4 12.0 21.8 5.7 7.5 28.2

Calendar year returns shown for all periods, except where noted. ^Price gain/loss only. Other indices show total return. Source: EEI Finance Department, S&P Global Market Intelligence

2018 3.7 -3.5 -4.4 -3.9

6 mo.

2019 15.7 15.4

18.5

20.7

II. Category Comparison (% Return)

Index All Companies Regulated Mostly Regulated Diversified

U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 17.3 27.6 -2.0 22.2 11.6 17.0 28.9 -0.7 21.2 11.7 16.0 27.5 -3.7 24.6 11.3 47.5 6.6 -14.4 25.6 n/a*

2018 4.3 4.5 3.6

n/a*

6 mo.

2019 16.0

17.1 11.9 n/a*

Calendar year returns shown for all periods except where noted. Returns shown here are unweighted averages of constituent company returns. The EEI Index return shown in Table I above is cap-weighted. *Diversified category eliminated in 2017 due to lack of constituent companies. Source: EEI Finance Department, S&P Global Market Intelligence and company reports

III. Total Return Comparison

Value of $100 invested at close on 12/31/2014

EEI Index

S&P 500 Index

DJI

175

150

125

100

75 2015

2016

2017

2018

Source: EEI Finance Department, S&P Global Market Intelligence

2019YTD

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IV. 10-Year Treasury Yield -- Monthly

Average Monthly Yield, 1/1/1980 through 6/30/2019 16% 12%

8% 4% 0%

Source: U.S. Federal Reserve

V. 10-Year Treasury Yield -- Weekly

Daily Yield, 1/1/2008 through 6/30/2019 5% 4% 3% 2% 1%

Source: U.S. Federal Reserve

$/mmBTU 16.0 12.0 8.0 4.0 0.0

VI. Natural Gas Spot Prices

1/1/2008 through 6/30/2019, Henry Hub

Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

VII. NYMEX Natural Gas Futures

$/mmBTU 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0

August 2019 through December 2021, Henry Hub

6/30/2019 12/31/2017 12/31/2014

12/31/2018 12/31/2016 12/31/2010

Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

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VIII. Returns by Quarter

U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities

Index

2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

EEI Index -5.4 0.5 6.1 2.4 2.7 0.1 -3.3 3.8 2.0 1.3 11.1 4.1

Dow Jones Industrials

2.8 8.7 5.2 4.0 5.3 11.3 -2.0 1.3 9.6 -11.3 11.8 3.2

S&P 500

Nasdaq Comp.^

3.9 3.8 6.1 3.1 4.5 6.6 -0.8 3.4 7.7 -13.5 13.7 4.3 9.7 1.3 9.8 3.9 5.8 6.3 2.3 6.3 7.1 -17.5 16.5 3.6

Category*

2016 2016 2017 2017 2017 2017 2018 2018 2018 2018 2019 2019 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2

All Companies -4.3 2.7 5.2 2.5 3.2 0.2 -3.0 5.3 1.4 0.8 10.6 4.9

Regulated

Mostly Regulated

Diversified

-4.3 1.9 5.8 2.7 3.5 -0.7 -3.5 5.4 2.0 0.7 10.6 5.9 -3.7 3.8 3.9 2.0 2.5 2.5 -1.9 5.0 -0.3 0.9 10.5 1.3 -7.8 9.5 n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a** n/a**

^Price gain/(loss) only. Other indices show total return. / * Returns shown here are unweighted averages of constituent company returns. The EEI Index return shown above is cap-weighted. ** Diversified category eliminated in 2017 due to lack of constituent companies. Source: EEI Finance Department, S&P Global Market Intelligence

IX. Sector Comparison, Trailing 6 mo. Total Return

For the six-month period ending 06/30/2019 Sector Technology Industrials Consumer Services Financials EEI Index Consumer Goods Basic Materials Utilities Oil & Gas Telecommunications Healthcare

Total Return

24.8% 24.4% 21.3% 19.5% 15.7% 15.7% 14.5% 14.4% 12.4% 12.1%

8.8%

Note: Sector Comparison page based on the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes, which are marketcapitalization-weighted indices. Source: EEI Finance Dept., Dow Jones & Company, Google Finance, Y Charts

X. Sector Comparison, Trailing 12 mo. Total Return

For the twelve-month period ending 06/30/2019

Sector

EEI Index Utilities Telecommunications Consumer Services Technology Industrials Healthcare Financials Consumer Goods Basic Materials Oil & Gas

Total Return

19.0% 18.2% 15.1% 13.8% 12.3% 12.2% 12.1%

9.6% 5.8% -1.9% -15.2%

Note: Sector Comparison page based on the Dow Jones U.S. Indexes, which are marketcapitalization-weighted indices. Source: EEI Finance Dept., Dow Jones & Company, Google Finance, Y Charts

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XI. Market Capitalization at June 30, 2019 (in $ Mil.)

U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities

Company

Stock Symbol $ Market Cap

NextEra Energy, Inc.

NEE

97,985

Duke Energy Corporation

DUK

64,150

Dominion Energy, Inc.

D

61,322

Southern Company

SO

57,381

Exelon Corporation

EXC

46,550

American Electric Power Co, Inc. AEP

43,416

Sempra Energy

SRE

37,751

Xcel Energy Inc.

XEL

30,637

Public Service Enter. Group Inc. PEG

29,645

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

ED

28,277

WEC Energy Group, Inc.

WEC

26,303

Eversource Energy

ES

24,063

DTE Energy Company

DTE

23,274

FirstEnergy Corp.

FE

22,689

PPL Corporation

PPL

22,359

Edison International

EIX

21,976

Entergy Corporation

ETR

19,513

Ameren Corporation

AEE

18,394

CMS Energy Corporation

CMS

16,377

AVANGRID, Inc.

AGR

15,629

Evergy, Inc.

EVRG

15,206

% Total 11.69%

7.65% 7.32% 6.85% 5.55% 5.18% 4.50% 3.65% 3.54% 3.37% 3.14% 2.87% 2.78% 2.71% 2.67% 2.62% 2.33% 2.19% 1.95% 1.86% 1.81%

Company

Stock Symbol $ Market Cap

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

CNP

14,359

PG&E Corporation

PCG

12,056

Alliant Energy Corporation

LNT

11,607

NiSource Inc.

NI

10,753

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

PNW

10,570

OGE Energy Corp.

OGE

8,508

IDACORP, Inc.

IDA

5,073

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

MDU

5,067

Portland General Electric Co. POR

4,838

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. HE

4,743

Black Hills Corporation

BKH

4,684

ALLETE, Inc.

ALE

4,294

PNM Resources, Inc.

PNM

4,067

NorthWestern Corporation

NWE

3,635

Avista Corporation

AVA

2,932

El Paso Electric Company

EE

2,654

MGE Energy, Inc.

MGEE

2,534

Otter Tail Corporation

OTTR

2,094

Unitil Corporation

UTL

891

% Total 1.71% 1.44% 1.38% 1.28% 1.26% 1.01% 0.61% 0.60% 0.58% 0.57% 0.56% 0.51% 0.49% 0.43% 0.35% 0.32% 0.30% 0.25% 0.11%

Total Industry

838,256 100.00%

Source: EEI Finance Dept., S&P Global Market Intelligence

XII. EEI Index Market Capitalization (at Period End)

$ Billions

800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100

-

Note: Change in EEI Index market capitalization reflects the impact of buyout and spin-off activity in addition to stock market performance.

U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities EEI Index Market Cap (in $Millions)

Q3-03 Q4-03 Q1-04 Q2-04 Q3-04 Q4-04 Q1-05 Q2-05 Q3-05 Q4-05 Q1-06 Q2-06 Q3-06 Q4-06 Q1-07 Q2-07 Q3-07 Q4-07 Q1-08 Q2-08 Q3-08 Q4-08 Q1-09 Q2-09 Q3-09 Q4-09 Q1-10 Q2-10 Q3-10 Q4-10 Q1-11 Q2-11

288,073 314,324 329,601 323,193 342,460 380,305 395,663 425,989 454,727 428,825 422,899 432,848 464,281 503,858 525,088 515,565 514,946 514,486 456,711 482,024 404,472 361,921 316,070 343,844 363,185 389,672 377,281 360,044 402,014 407,275 411,164 433,236

Q3-11 Q4-11 Q1-12 Q2-12 Q3-12 Q4-12 Q1-13 Q2-13 Q3-13 Q4-13 Q1-14 Q2-14 Q3-14 Q4-14 Q1-15 Q2-15 Q3-15 Q4-15 Q1-16 Q2-16 Q3-16 Q4-16 Q1-17 Q2-17 Q3-17 Q4-17 Q1-18 Q2-18 Q3-18 Q4-18 Q1-19 Q2-19

442,352 471,635 450,597 475,083 479,540 463,916 507,163 505,091 499,776 504,365 548,006 587,735 557,472 632,185 596,851 549,164 568,250 576,819 662,574 706,366 658,728 659,845 690,205 708,329 722,423 720,427 692,282 716,350 724,766 731,313 790,291 838,256

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XIII. Comparative Category Total Annual Returns

U.S. Investor-Owned Electric Utilities, Value of $100 invested at close on 12/31/2014 175 150 125

100

75 12/31/2015

12/31/2016 EEI Index

12/31/2017

12/31/2018

Regulated

Mostly Regulated

Diversified

6/30/2019

EEI Index Annual Return (%) EEI Index Cumulative Return ($) Regulated EEI Index Annual Return Regulated EEI Index Cumulative Return Mostly Regulated EEI Index Annual Return Mostly Regulated EEI Index Cumulative Return Diversified EEI Index Annual Return Diversified EEI Index Cumulative Return

2014 100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00

Calendar year returns shown, except where noted. Diversified category eliminated in 2017 due to lack of constituent companies. Returns are unweighted averages of constituent company returns. Source: EEI Finance Dept., S&P Global Market Intelligence

The Fed cited concerns about weak global economic and financial conditions -- which some analysts attribute in part to the Trump Administration's trade tariffs -- in its January decision to keep rates steady. Then in July, the Fed lowered the overnight target rate by 25 basis points, its first rate cut since 2008.

The utility sector, widely seen as a defensive sector, typically underperforms a broad market advance. But the first half of 2019 also produced a surprising and steady decline in long-term interest rates in the U.S. and overseas.

In the U.S., the 10-year Treasury yield fell from a high of 2.8% in January to 2.0% by the end of June. Real GDP growth slowed to 2.0% in Q2 from 3.1% in Q1, while Q4 2018 was revised down to just over 1%. Overseas bond market trends likely also powered utility stock gains as longterm rates in most global regions have declined this year. In fact, global government debt with negative yields grew to nearly $12 trillion in principal value during the first half of 2019, up from $6 trillion in late 2018, while some 24% of investment-grade bonds globally had negative yields, all according to Bloomberg news reports.

The strange phenomenon of negative yields has colored global bond markets for several years. Yet the trend notably strengthened in the first half of this year. Most European

2015 (2.05) 97.95 (0.67) 99.33 (3.67) 96.33 (14.43) 85.57

2016 22.21 119.70 21.16 120.34 24.57 119.99 25.59 107.47

2017 11.56 133.54 11.66 134.37 11.32 133.58

-

2018 4.28 139.25 4.55 140.48 3.62 138.41

-

6/30/2019 15.96

161.48 17.14

164.57 11.90

154.88 -

XIV. EEI Index Top Ten Performers

For the six-month period ending 6/30/2019

Company

% Return

El Paso Electric Company Sempra Energy Southern Company Black Hills Corporation PNM Resources, Inc. NorthWestern Corporation MGE Energy, Inc. Xcel Energy Inc. WEC Energy Group, Inc. Entergy Corporation

32.0 28.9 28.8 26.2 25.4 23.3 23.1 22.4 22.1 21.8

Note: Return figures include capital gains and dividends. R = Regulated, MR = Mostly Regulated Source: EEI Finance Department

Category

R R R R R R R R R R

government bonds sport negative yields out to the six- to eight-year maturity. And in one widely noted development, the entire German government yield curve went negative in early August, all the way to the 30-year point.

In a global environment of slow economic growth and very low yields, investors seem to favor dependable earnings growth and steady dividend income wherever they can find it. Utility shares benefitted from this trend in the year's first half.

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